The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-09

nSe days Nller OelHg OOrrONel, anu tue Tca-
son assigned for paying was because the
treasurer got frightened AT the numerous
bank failures nj that time aad having large
amount of county funds on hands nj the
time, paid them. We also find that on July
II, 1854, the $4,000 note Was taken back
TO the hank and credit given 10 the county
for same, just n though anew note had
been given. and Mt that time there was in
the treasury So 9l6 qj. which shows there
was no necessity for borrowing { 1000 and
paving $40 interest on that date, especially
ON an old note which had been paid two
months before.
We also find that ON August9 2, 1884, the
old note of $50. 900 was taken back TO the
bank and credit taken for il, the same AS
in the case of the SIS, 900 note, and S4lS.3i
interest paid, when in fact, If nei her had
been reborrowed there would have b,en IN
The treasury $40, IS6 %. We would also cali
the attention of the Board 10 the fact that at
the September session Of 1881 he treasurer
reported "A balance on hand of Sil .S}4 q,
and If there had been no money reborrowed
ON these two old cancelled notes there would
be in the treasury in addition 10 the balance
of st, S3l. %, the sum OF 81 ,li6.64 unneces.
sary interest paid, which would make n total
balance OF IS. $50 81, which shows there WAS
no necessity for borrowing previous TO that
daic and "A consequent loss TO the county of
81, 4i6 "a by the payment of unnecessary
interest
Your committee to settle with county ofh
GERS, would further respectfully report that
they have devoted rs much time To their
duties nssuch committee as their personal
professions and responsibilities would
permit. And rs reason Tor not having
COR petel their work as TO the sheriif's
office, would say that We find in this, AS
in most of the other Offices, that there
has been reckless extravaganza. a
total disregard of the forms OF law and
various INSCRIPTIONS, ingenious schemes
and devices resOrted TO whereby he might
enrich himself at the expense Of the tax.
payer and unfortunate sutton.
Space will not permit, and shame forbids,
that we should give 10 the public n detailed
statement of all of the items Of exuavagance
that prompts this foregoing assertion.
Yet few of the articles ordered by him
and paid for by the county although not in
cluded nor charged to him in the conclusion
of this report, may be OF interest. to WIT:
bedstead, $3.50; | wire spring. IS 90:
mattress, 81 80; pair Of pillows, 81 90;
pair of pillow covers and sheets, lbs;
mattress, 50 90; pair Of blankets,
5000; | pair of blank Is, $3.50; pair
of blankets, $50; total $5l 05-ought
to make "A pretty good bed for a pris-
oner, but add to this quilts at 1928
each, and we have 5000 the thing com.
plete. Blankets raging in prices from ST.
10 to 500 per pair, shirts at $500 per
dozen. cots, clothes pins, clothes wringers,
clothes lines, cupboard, $3.50; bread
chest, S6S7; perforated tin tea
strainers for teakettles, copper bottom
on teakettle, repairs on coffee boiler and
kettle, spoons, cups, mopsticks, coal hods,
tacks, bread knife, calico. by the hundred
yards, muslin, buttons thread, skirts, cor.
sets, hose shoes, drawers, dress goods,
cloaks, hoods, sponges AMI ointment, vests,
pants, suits of clothes. Overcoats, etc, stove
boards, meatssw, dishpans, screwdrivers,
fork handles, copper rivets, steel punch,
bake pan, nails and rat traps all appear TO
have been necessaries of the sheriff office.
With two teams, he could start the same
day, enc deputy to Rutland, Adams and
Earl; second to Deer Park, Hope and
Utica a third to Deer Park and La Sale,
all at $500 per day going and 81 90 per day
returning, For livery to Dayton the county
has paid Millila 81 90, dinner 5Oc., horse
feed SOC and 500 for returning, making
on expense to the comfy for the trip $500.
This we presume to be the necessary travel.
ing expense that the board fixed before he en-
tered upon the duties Of his office. conse.
quently does not figure in our computation
to follow. la the matter of dieting prison.
ers, soc per day or 81 so per week would
satisfy a man not avsriciously insane; but
he not content with that, has added to that
account SSl days at 600. per day, making
$4,000. Charged and collected turnkey
fees from county, $4,000, made errors
in tootings and extension $i43 80, charged
and collected from the county $4,000
for attendance on the supreme and
appellate courts, after having received the
same from the stale, and receiving his gal.
airy for the same time. Received from the
State Auditor for conveying prisoners to
penitentiary and reform school $50 Is more
than he has reported to the county. Charged
and collected from the county $20l for re.
turning Russell, a fugitive from justice, after
having been paid in full by the State Audi.
tor for the said service, and drawing his
salary for The same time. That he has
charged to the county and collected $li3 Is
for returning one Owen Fox, n fugitive from
Justice, and his son w L. Milligan, depu
ty in the employ Of the county, was paid by
the State Auditor in full for the same service,
and salary paid hy the county during the time
employed That he has retained rom fees
IN his hands the sum Of 81 4J6 56 for travel
ing expenses tor the one half year ending
Dec. 4th 1883; presented a sworn bill for
the same amount covering the same time to
the court house aud jail committee. elected
it "A second time and yet retains it. That he
has used his deputies AZ custudlans Of goods
levied upon, and in many instances re aimed
their fees TO the amount of thousands Of dol
lars from property sold, drawn the salaries
of the deputies from the county for the
same time, and returned nothing to the
county rs the product Of their labor, except
the remark My fees retained, W. Il. Mil.
ligan. Sheriff ~
The sum total of his populations illegally
drawn, collected, and yet retained by him,
so far AS We have been able to ascertain up
to the present time, without computing in
terest on the same. amounts to s., 9G6 o.,
with every prospect Of the amount being
largely increased as the work Of following